Spanish Adaptation and Validation of the World Health Organization’s Violence Against Women Instrument

  1. Marta Badenes-Sastre
  2. Miguel Lorente Acosta
  3. Francisco Herrero Machancoses
  4. Francisca Expósito Jiménez
Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 35

Número: 2

Páginas: 202-210

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2022.197 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) desarrolló un instrumento para detectar la violencia de género (VG) que ha sido ampliamente utilizado en varios países. A pesar de la importancia del instrumento para identificar la VG, éste no ha sido adaptado en población española. El objetivo de este estudio fue adaptar y validar el instrumento de VG de la OMS en España, facilitando la detección de la VG en este contexto y la comparación entre países. Método: 532 mujeres de la población general en España completaron el instrumento tras su traducción y adaptación al español. El instrumento inicial constaba de 28 ítems. Se eliminaron tres ítems debido a su baja consistencia interna, resultando un total de 25 ítems en la versión final. Resultados: Se obtuvo una adecuada consistencia interna mediante el análisis factorial confirmatorio para las subescalas de violencia física (α = .92), psicológica (α = .91), sexual (α = .86) y en conductas de control (α = .91), así como en la escala total (α = .95). El instrumento reveló alta prevalencia de VG (79,7%). Conclusiones: El uso de la versión española del instrumento de VG contra las mujeres de la OMS, justifican su uso en España

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